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JOHN ADAMS LED PEACE TALKS IN PARIS

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Engraving shows Founding Father and future American President John Adams, center, as he greets King George
III of England.

On September 27, 1779, the Continental Congress appoints John
Adams
to travel to France to lead peace talks with Great Britain
during the
Revolutionary War.

27/09/1779: John Adams làm đại diện hòa đàm với Anh
Founding Father John Adams (1735 – 1826) served as
the second
president of the United States from 1797 to
1801.
 

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POLITICAL CARTOON FOR THE DAY

9.24.23

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SOME POLITICAL HUMOR FOR THE DAY

09.20.23

FILE - Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., waves to members of the media, Monday, April 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
(FOX NEWS)

WASHINGTON (TND) — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., known for his
casual attire, teased plans to wear a suit on the Senate floor on
social media Wednesday.

”If those jagoffs in the House stop trying to shut our government
down, and fully support Ukraine, then I will save democracy by
wearing a suit on the Senate floor next week,” the lawmaker
wrote
on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

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JOINT SPACE MISSION ANNOUNCED IN 1963

JFK proposes joint lunar expedition with Soviets, Sept. 20, 1963 - POLITICO
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)

An optimistic and upbeat President John F. Kennedy suggested
that the
Soviet Union and the United States cooperate on a
mission to mount an expedition to the moon. The proposal
caught both the Soviets and many Americans off guard.

In 1961, shortly after his election as president, John F. Kennedy announced that he was determined to win the “space race” with
the Soviets.

The Space Race between the Soviet... | Trivia Questions | QuizzClub

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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1994: major league baseball players strike as owners want to put limits on pay. the world series ...

The 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike was the eighth and
longest
work stoppage in baseball history, as well as the fourth
in-season work stoppage in 22 years. The strike began on
August 12, 1994, and resulted in the remainder of
that season,
including the
postseason and the World Series, being canceled.

This was the first time in ninety years, since 1904, that a World
Series was not played. The strike was suspended on April 2,
1995, after 232 days, making it the longest such stoppage in
MLB history and the longest work stoppage in major league.

1994 MLB Strike. What and Why It Happened. - YouTube

Impact of 1994 Baseball Strike Still Lingers

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